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7 May 2025 This year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, with Victory in Europe Day and Victory over Japan Day.

7 May 2025 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and the Promoting Well Being Team within the Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT) have teamed up once again to host the ‘This Girl Moves’ Leadership Day to inspire and motivate teenage girls to get active.

6 May 2025 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council was delighted to welcome horticulture teachers and students from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and Teagasc College of Horticulture (Teagasc), Dublin, to Castlewellan Forest Park on Wednesday 30 April.

1 May 2025 One of the best ways for children to learn is from their peers, and the Mourne Gullion Strangford Geopark Team saw this in action recently when they were on the road delivering interactive workshops about Ireland’s Fossil Heritage.

25 April 2025 On Tuesday 25 March 2025, members of St Oliver Plunkett Youth Club, Crossmaglen, visited the Downshire Civic Centre in Downpatrick to meet with the Chairperson of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, Councillor Pete Byrne.

25 April 2025 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Pete Byrne took time to greet the pupils from Knockevin Special School on Friday 4 April and welcome them to the Council offices in Downpatrick.

25 April 2025 Drawing Day has become a major annual event for Museums focusing on a range of drawing activities that invite participants to engage with museum collections and current exhibitions.

24 April 2025 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Pete Byrne, welcomed members of the Orangefield Flute Band, Kilkeel, to a special civic reception at the Council offices on Monaghan Row, Newry, on Wednesday 16 April.

23 April 2025 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council Chairperson, Councillor Pete Byrne has opened Books of Condolence following the death of Pope Francis.

15 April 2025 Newry, Mourne and Down Labour Market Partnership was delighted to host a recent, ‘Get Into Tech’ event on Thursday 27 March in partnership with Bring IT On to promote the various pathways to start a career in Technology.

15 April 2025 The Newry, Mourne and Down Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) has recently delivered a number of targeted road safety initiatives in partnership with local schools and community groups, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to promoting safer communities.

11 April 2025 As spring arrives, bringing longer days, clearer evenings and a renewed desire to get outdoors, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, statutory agencies and partners are working hard to restore forest parks, country trails and recreational spaces impacted by Storm Éowyn.